London Catch-Up, Day 13: Usain Bolt chases down history

1. After defending his 100m crown, Usain Bolt said he wanted to be a legend. On Thursday night he achieved that goal, beating out his countryman Yohan Blake for the 200m gold. After becoming only the second man to ever repeat in the 100m, Bolt made history by becoming the first 200m champion to defend his title. In doing so he led a Jamaican sweep of the podium, with Blake taking silver and Warren Weir bronze. Bolt has one Beijing title left to defend in the 4x100m relay.

2. Carli Lloyd provided the offense with two goals and Hope Solo unleashed a bevy of incredible saves as the United States women held on to win Olympic gold over Japan, 2-1. The Japanese had upended the world’s No. 1 in last summer’s World Cup, so this victory was extra sweet for the squad. This was the United States’ third straight gold in women’s soccer, and their fourth in five Games since the sport was added in 1996.

3. Ashton Eaton set the decathlon world record at the U.S. Olympic trials, and while he didn’t quite reach those heights in London, I would guess he’ll gladly take the gold medal and traditional title of “world’s greatest athlete.” Finishing just behind Eaton was fellow American Trey Hardee, meaning Americans went gold-silver in the event for the first time since Milt Campbell and Rafer Johnson at the 1956 Melbourne Games.

Should you ever find yourself at a Swedish handball match, you might want to avoid sitting in front of this fan. The gentleman making his wife wince and the beleaguered spectator in front of him cover her ears is actually King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, giving Will and Kate a run for best royal fan in London. The Swedes won over rival Denmark 24-22, meaning his boisterous efforts were very much worthwhile.

“I made a big mistake. I’m happy my parents didn’t tell me off. They understand that I needed this.” — Belgian cyclist Gijs von Hoecke, who was sent home from London by his national team after getting very, very drunk. Gijs’ mom and dad are our “Parents To Note” today, due to their understanding that their son needed to make international headlines to blow off a little steam.